precious metals Tag

Used in manufacturing for many decades, the industrial metals are recent additions to the jewelry market. The popularity of stainless steel, titanium and tungsten carbide continues to grow as jewelers and consumers come to appreciate the strength, permanence and modern look of these metals. The jewelry industry labels these materials...

“Precious” metals are gold, silver or any of what are now called the PGM or “platinum group metals” (platinum, iridium, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium and osmium); all others are “base” or ”industrial” metals. “Precious” refers only to their use in jewelry; many “base” metals are extremely valuable to industry. For example,...